- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 slices canned pineapple
- Salt
- 12 Hawaiian sweet or small dinner rolls, split
- Lettuce
- Sauce
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/4 cup pineapple preserves
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- Combine ground beef and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into twelve 1/2-inch thick mini patties.
- Combine sauce ingredients in small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
- Place pineapple slices on rack in broiler pan so surface of pineapple is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Broil 3 to 4 minutes, turning once and brushing with sauce. Remove pineapple; keep warm. Place patties on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Broil 7 to 8 minutes to medium (160 degrees F) doneness, until not pink in center and juices show no pink color, turning halfway through and brushing with sauce. Season with salt, as desired.
- Cut each pineapple slice into thirds. Line bottom of each roll with lettuce; top with a burger, then with a pineapple piece. Close sandwiches.